TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Round Rock-based R Bank has hired Buster Williams to serve as senior vice president/director of finance. He will lead the finance team and oversee financial strategy, budgeting and long-term planning. Prior to joining R Bank, Williams spent more than a decade in investment banking with Stephens Inc. in Dallas, advising Texas community banks and regional … Read more
To recognize banks (and credit unions) making a meaningful difference, Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group have published “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2026.” The methodology utilized the Texas Ratio (a measure of a bank’s credit quality), as well as reviewed profitability and net loans and leases, press coverage over the past two years, … Read more
Weatherford-based First Bank Texas has hired Courtney Garner Lewis to serve as its new Fort Worth area president to guide the bank’s continued growth in Tarrant County. The leadership announcement coincides with the opening of First Bank Texas’ newest office in Fort Worth, located at the Fort Worth Club Tower, Suite 800. The new location … Read more